Re: Need Advice! Myo scheduled 5/18

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Your 3cm fibroid is a little over a inch. Mine was 2.5 cm on the scan but in

reality, it was as big as a man's fist. Ultrasounds may be not entirely right in

the size, could be bigger or smaller. A saline ultrasound gives a better picture

(still missed my actual size) and a MRI gives a very good picture but it's

expensive.

With fibroids, it's location, location, location. If your fibroids is in the

wrong location, it can cause a lot of problems. A fibroid a lot smaller than

yours and cause severe bleeding in the right location. Any fibroid that distorts

the shape of the uterus is going to cause trouble. It sounds like you may have

this problem. You can have a grapefruit size fibroid and no symptoms.

You don't say where they are or if you're suffering heavy bleeding. They can be

pressing against your bladder, intestines or tube from your kidney, anywhere.

They can cause pelvic pain in many ways. If they are distorting your uterus,

filling the inside of your uterus or blocking your fallopian tubes, you may

never get preggie unless they are removed.

Your fibroids aren't likely too small for a myo (you don't give the other

sizes). A myo could improve your chances of getting preggie. You may actually

have little choice. If you managed to get preggie, your fibroids will grow with

the baby. Maybe they'll be no problems or maybe not.

There are women who've lost their babies because of fibroids. Others deliver

heathly babies with them. Others can't conceive because of fibroids and yes,

others here have had a myo and gotten preggie.

You need to give a better idea about location. Are you bleeding heavy or

prolonged (helps with location)?

If you are bleeding have you been checked for anemia?

You're in the right place for answers, need more info from you.

But keep calm, knowledge is power and you'll get knowledge here.

Ku

eventsbydanielle eventsbydanielle@...> wrote:

I was diagnosed with fibroids in October of 2003. I had been

suffering from pelvic pain for a while, but no one ever knew the

cause. My ultrasound report showed 4 fibroids with the largest being

3cm. My uterus is measuring 11cm and the endometrial stripe is

distorted. I really don't know what all of this means, but from what

I have read my fibroids seem to be small. I also hear grapefruit

size, etc. I don't know what you can compare 3cm to. I don't know

why I have so much pain from them. I have been trying to conceive

for 1 and 1/2 years with no success. I am having a myomectomy next

month to relieve the pain, and to restore fertility. What does my

ultrasound report mean? Will this myomectomy improve my pregnancy

chances? Are my fibroids too small for a myomectomy. I am scared!!!

Thanks

le

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your response. It really helps alot! I have

one fibroid that is 3cm in the uterine cavity. It is hanging on a

stalk. She described it as being kinda intramural and submucous in a

sense. Because she said part of it was in the wall, part in the

uterine cavity. My bleeding is really heavy, but it doesn't usually

last more than 3 days and then about 2 more days of spotting. But

the pain two weeks before and during my period is pretty intense at

times. It comes and goes. The other three fibroids are subserosal

and range from 1cm to 2cm. My gyno suspects that the 3cm fibroid is

preventing the embryo from implanting successfully. She said

abdominal was the best method because of that fibroids location. I

am just a little nervous since I hear people speak of these large

fibroids and mine are relatively small but I am still having the

same surgery. My ultrasound was in October. Could they have grown

since then? My preop appt is May 6th. I don't know if I will be

getting another ultrasound before surgery. Should I call her now and

ask for one. I just want to be sure I am making the right decision

since I really want kids and have never had any. Wow, I didn't know

that once they got inside the fibroid could actually be bigger than

what the ultrasound reports. I can't find my ultrasound report. But

I remember that it specifically states that the endometrial stripe

is being distorted by the fibroid.

> Hi,

>

> Your 3cm fibroid is a little over a inch. Mine was 2.5 cm on the

scan but in reality, it was as big as a man's fist. Ultrasounds may

be not entirely right in the size, could be bigger or smaller.